5 Cricketers who returned after temporary break

1. Mohammad Amir

Considered as the new avatar of Wasim Akram, Mohammad Amir has faced many ups and downs throughout his career. In his first year in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, in the year 2009, he took 55 wickets and secured his place in the Pakistan squad for ICC T20 WC 2009.

He consistently bowled at speeds of around 145kmph and even reached 152kmph in the final against Sri Lanka.

His remarkable credentials with the ball have forced pace legend, Wasim Akram, to say that Amir is much more clever than he was at 18. His ability to swing the ball in both ways and craft lethal yorkers made him a hot property at a very young age.

In February 2011, however, he was banned by ICC for his involvement in a spot-fixing scam where it was proved that he had bowled deliberate no-ball in a test match.

He has been in tremendous form since his return from a five-year exile from international cricket. In Asia Cup against India, he bowled a blistering spell which was applauded by numerous cricketers and experts.

Though the recent England tour was disastrous for him with the ball, he still has a long way to go as he is only 24 years old and one can only hope that his story goes on to script more chapters in Pakistan’s Cricket folklore.